Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality

Drew Gitomer

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SAGE Publications Inc
10 December 2008

Teacher assessment

Offering perspectives focused on the meaningful goal of measuring and assessing teacher quality, Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality brings together leading researchers and practitioners from the fields of education, economics and policy who contribute provocative, illuminating, and coherent articles that explore key issues surrounding this vital topic.

Features:

Provides an in-depth examination of three thematic sections: Measuring Teaching Quality for Professional Entry, Measuring Teaching Quality in Practice, Measuring Teaching Quality in Context

Includes section summaries by Drew Gitomer that highlight key issues and common themes that tie the articles together Closes with a summary and call to action by Lee Shulman, President of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Measurement Issues and Assessment for Teaching Quality is must reading for principals, educational administrators, and policymakers concerned with the dynamics of improving teacher quality.

By: Drew Gitomer
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781412961431
ISBN 10: 1412961432
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 10 December 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction SECTION I: MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY FOR PROFESSIONAL ENTRY Ch 1. Measuring Teacher Quality for Professional Entry Ch 2. Hiring for Teacher Quality at the District Level: Lessons from The New Teacher Project Ch 3. Professionalizing the Occupation of Teaching in a Time of Transition Broadening the Vision of Professional Entry--Synthesis of Section I SECTION II. MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY IN PRACTICE Ch 4. Measuring Teacher Quality in Practice Ch 5. The Policy Uses and Policy Validity of Value-Added and Other Teacher Quality Measures Ch 6. Approximations of Teacher Quality and Effectiveness: View from the State Education Agency Measuring Teacher and Teaching Quality: Considerations and Next Steps--Synthesis of Section II SECTION III. MEASURING TEACHING QUALITY IN CONTEXT Ch 7. Mapping the Terrain of Teacher Quality Ch 8. Measuring Instruction for Teacher Learning Ch 9. Opportunity to Teach: Teacher Quality in Context Crisp Measurement and Messy Context: A Clash of Assumptions and Metaphors--Synthesis of Section III Assessment of Teaching or Assessment for Teaching? Reflections on the Invitational Conference About the Contributors Author Index Subject Index